Earlier this week, Defense Secretary James Mattis called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen. In the course of this, he demanded an end to fighting, and an immediate halt to all airstrikes against populated areas. Yemen was much like any other, with Saudi warplanes pounding areas in and around the northern cities of Hodeidah and Read More…
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Whitney Webb Interview – The Ignored Yemen Genocide: “18.4 Million People Are Starving To Death”
Joining me today is Whitney Webb of Mint Press News, someone I greatly respect and who has done extensive work exposing the true nature of what has been dubbed “The Forgotten War,” and that is the US-backed invasion of Yemen. Bitcoin Donations Are Appreciated: www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/bitcoin-donation (3FSozj9gQ1UniHvEiRmkPnXzHSVMc68U9f)
Trump’s Rules Of Engagement For Troops at US-Mexico Border Mirror Those Used By The IDF In Gaza
The intent behind Trump’s new rules of engagement and considerable militarization of the U.S. border appears to be greenlighting the U.S. military to function as an IDF-style military police force whenever the next “threat” emerges, whether it be “foreign invaders” or “internal enemies.” WASHINGTON — Since President Donald Trump first directed the outrage of his supporters Read More…
US-Backed Saudi Coalition Sends Over 10,000 Troops To Yemen’s Hodeidah
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen has sent more than 10,000 troops towards a strategic rebel-held port city ahead of a new assault, Yemeni government officials said on Tuesday. The pro-government coalition deployed the reinforcements to the Red Sea coast ahead of a new offensive on Hodeidah that will be launched “within days”, a military Read More…
American Woman Turns To Hunger Strike To Break Media Blackout On Yemen
“How unfair it is for me to have food when millions of people, including pregnant women and children, don’t have any food because of corrupt people in my complicit media hiding what’s happening.” — Hunger striker Pamela Bennett SAN FRANCISCO — In Yemen, 18 million civilians are now at the brink of starvation, including 5 million children. The situation Read More…
True Yemen Death Toll Five Times Higher Than Previous Estimate, Researchers Say
At least 56,000 people have been killed in armed violence in Yemen since January 2016, according to data collected by an independent research group, a tally that is more than five times higher than previously reported. The new figure encompasses the deaths of both combatants and civilians in Yemen between January 2016 and 20 October Read More…






